(seconding Brent) On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 6:38 PM, brent wodehouse < [email protected]> wrote:
> > > :-( > > Brent > > > "Mr. Worf" <[email protected] <HelloMahogany%40gmail.com>> writes: > > >As the prediction foretold, it has been done... > > > > > >Hulu starts paid subscription TV service > > > >Jennifer Saba > >NEW YORK > >Tue Jun 29, 2010 6:39pm EDT > > > >Related News > > > >[ http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65O07S20100625 ]Sony's > > >PlayStation near deal with Hulu: report > >Thu, Jun 24 2010 > >[ http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2423075420100625 ]Sony > > >'s PlayStation near deal with Hulu-report > >Thu, Jun 24 2010 > >[ http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65M0OU20100623 ]Hulu in talks > > >with CBS, others for paid TV shows: report > >Wed, Jun 23 2010 > >[ http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSSGE65M04L20100623 ]Hulu in talks > > >with CBS, others for paid TV shows - Bloomberg > >Wed, Jun 23 2010 > >[ http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65D4XP20100616 ]Microsoft Kinect > > >arrives November 4th > >Tue, Jun 15 2010 > > > > > >NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hulu introduced a new paid subscription service for > >watching TV shows and movies on mobile devices, game consoles, television > >sets and computers, and joined other media companies trying to strike a > >balance between paid and ad supported models. > > > > > > > >[ http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment ]EntertainmentÊÊ|ÊÊ[ > >http://www.reuters.com/subjects/ipad ]ipadÊÊ|ÊÊ[ > >http://www.reuters.com/news/technology ]TechnologyÊÊ|ÊÊ[ > >http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/television ]TelevisionÊÊ|ÊÊ[ > >http://www.reuters.com/news/media ]Media > > > > > > > > >Until now, Hulu has been free over the web supported by advertisements, > >but offered only selected TV shows and movies. That service will continue > >to exist after the launch of Hulu Plus. > > > > > > > >Hulu's subscription service, called Hulu Plus, gives users access to more > >than 45 full programs of everything from "Glee" to "The Office" for $9.99 > >a month. > > > > > > > >Like all media companies, Hulu has its work cut out in trying to get > >people to pay for programing they are used to watching for free from the > >broadcast networks. > > > > > > > >Hulu Plus is hoping to lure consumers to pay a monthly fee for the > >convenience of watching shows whenever they want. > > > > > > > >Hulu has the backing of some of the most powerful media brands, with Fox > >owner News Corp, General Electric Co's NBC Universal, ABC owner Walt > >Disney Co holding equity stakes in the company. Providence Equity > >Partners also is a stakeholder. > > > > > > > >Hulu said it is making its service available on Apple Inc's iPhone, [ > >http://www.reuters.com/subjects/ipad ]iPad and iTouch, Samsung > > >Electronics Co Ltd's television sets and Blu-ray players. Soon, Hulu Plus > >will be available on Sony Corp's PlayStation 3. > > > > > > > >Next year, the service will be available on Microsoft Corp's Xbox 360, > >Hulu said in its announcement on Tuesday. > > > > > > > >Netflix Inc already runs a subscription service, while Comcast Corp and > >Time Warner Inc are developing "TV Everywhere," which will allow people > >to watch shows on demand for free and on any device provided they are > >already paying customers. > > > > > > > >In another case, Time Warner's HBO service Go lets subscribers download > >episodes of "True Blood" or "Big Love" as a free ad-on. > > > > > > > >The Hulu subscription plan and partnership with device makers was a > >widely anticipated move, reported by Reuters and others earlier this > >month. > > > > > > > >In a blog post, Hulu chief executive Jason Kilar described Hulu Plus as > >"incremental and complementary" to the existing Hulu service. He said the > >subscription plan would make available full seasons of current TV shows, > >as well as back seasons of hit programs like "Arrested Development" and > >"The X-Files." > > > > > > > >"We believe that any lasting solution to the challenge of making TV show > >discovery and viewing dramatically easier has to work for all three of > >our customers, and those are our end users, our advertisers, and our > >content suppliers," Kilar wrote. > > > > > > > >CBS Corp is the only major broadcast network without an ownership stake > >in Hulu and currently does not make any of its programs available on the > >video website. The company declined to comment on whether it would > >participate in the paid service. > > > > > > > >(Reporting by Jennifer Saba, editing by Gerald E. McCormick and Carol > >Bishopric) > > > > > > > >-- > >Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > >Mahogany at: [ > >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > >]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > > -- "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
